## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 31 March 2023 10 June 2022 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** BLEND **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1167596 **Charity's principal address** Flat 3 / Hurst House / Amherst Road London **Postcode** W13 8NB ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)** 1 Modar Bakir 2 Damian Fearns **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** N/A ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** N/A ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (eg. trust, association, company) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the Trustee selection methods charity trustees must have the skills, knowledge and experience (eg. appointed by, elected by) needed for the effective administration of the charity. **TAR** April 2023 1 ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** Our vision is to build a bias-free society. We want people to manage their biases mindfully in a way that can bring happiness and meaningfulness to their relationships, dialogues and judgements, by understanding these hidden biases with the power of self-awareness, humility and empathy. **TAR** April 2023 2 **N/A** **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **TAR** April 2023 3 **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** April 2023 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance N/A **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** **TAR** April 2023 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on** N/A **reserves** **Details of any funds** N/A **materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); N/A - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Modar Bakir Full name(s)** Modar Bakir **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair] **Date** 13[th] February 2023 **TAR** April 2023 6